Senior Odisha-cadre IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who had sought voluntary retirement in September, joined the BJP last week. Joining the party just before the...
While many ex-bureaucrats & diplomats have succeeded in politics before, this phenomenon of joining parties just before elections has grown in recent times.
‘Cassette culture’ discusses the boom of Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar saw the pinnacle of success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.
“Birds of a feather, flock together”. Some people get attracted to a political party as if by a magnet. Satyapal Singh IPS couldn’t resist the urge, he retired prematurely and joined the BJP. Soon he was frowning at Darwin for the latter’s stupid theory of evolution. Another leader of the same party, I forget his name, had said that Ganesh ji acquired an elephant’s trunk through plastic surgery. So you see! When heart yearns to unite with the like-minded brethren, how can IAS IPS etc come in the way?
What about public morality and political favouritism? If someone is resigning from service and immediately joining politics.It can’t be denied that at the time need a bureaucrat can easily gather favour from administrative machinery of government to fulfill the desired result of political party which may be ruinous for society in long run. It is necessary to prevent bureaucrats from joining politics for social good. The recent instances will set wrong precedences for new bureaucrats.
“Birds of a feather, flock together”. Some people get attracted to a political party as if by a magnet. Satyapal Singh IPS couldn’t resist the urge, he retired prematurely and joined the BJP. Soon he was frowning at Darwin for the latter’s stupid theory of evolution. Another leader of the same party, I forget his name, had said that Ganesh ji acquired an elephant’s trunk through plastic surgery. So you see! When heart yearns to unite with the like-minded brethren, how can IAS IPS etc come in the way?
There should be conduct rules framed and incorporated to politicians too, since they are paid public servants
What about public morality and political favouritism? If someone is resigning from service and immediately joining politics.It can’t be denied that at the time need a bureaucrat can easily gather favour from administrative machinery of government to fulfill the desired result of political party which may be ruinous for society in long run. It is necessary to prevent bureaucrats from joining politics for social good. The recent instances will set wrong precedences for new bureaucrats.